Strokes Gained Calculator

Analyze your golf performance with advanced strokes gained statistics to identify strengths and improvement areas.

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Unlock insights into your game with strokes gained analysis. Compare your performance to tour averages across driving, approach, short game, and putting to identify where to focus your practice efforts.

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Understanding Strokes Gained

Complete Guide to Strokes Gained Analysis

Strokes gained is the most advanced golf statistic, measuring how many strokes better or worse you perform compared to a baseline (typically PGA Tour averages) from any position on the golf course.

Four Main Categories:

  • Strokes Gained: Driving - Tee shots on par 4s and 5s
  • Strokes Gained: Approach - Shots from 50+ yards to green
  • Strokes Gained: Short Game - Shots from <50 yards around green
  • Strokes Gained: Putting - All putts on the green

How It Works:

  • • Compares your result to statistical average from that position
  • • Positive numbers = better than average
  • • Negative numbers = worse than average
  • • Accounts for distance and lie conditions

Interpretation Guide:

+2.0 or better: Exceptional performance

+1.0 to +2.0: Very good round

0 to +1.0: Above average

-1.0 to 0: Below average

-2.0 or worse: Poor performance

Benchmarks (vs PGA Tour):

Scratch Golfer: -2.5 to -3.5 total

5 Handicap: -4.0 to -5.0 total

10 Handicap: -6.0 to -7.0 total

15 Handicap: -8.0 to -9.0 total

20+ Handicap: -10.0 or worse

Key Insights:

Putting: Usually biggest differentiator

Approach: Most important for scoring

Driving: Sets up other shots

Short Game: Saves strokes around green

Common Patterns by Skill Level:

Beginners: Lose most strokes driving and approach

Mid-handicap: Short game and putting weaknesses

Low handicap: Small losses across all areas

Scratch golfers: Strong approach, adequate putting

Tour pros: Excel in approach and short game

Practice Prioritization:

Biggest Losses: Focus practice time here first

Approach Shots: Highest impact on scoring

Putting: Easiest to improve quickly

Short Game: High return on investment

Driving: Distance vs. accuracy balance

Why Use Our Strokes Gained Calculator?

✓ Advanced Analytics: Professional-level insights

✓ Strength Identification: Know your best skills

✓ Weakness Analysis: Focus improvement efforts

✓ Performance Tracking: Monitor progress over time

✓ Benchmarking: Compare to tour standards

✓ Free Analysis: No cost for insights

Important: This simplified calculator provides basic strokes gained estimates. Professional strokes gained analysis requires detailed shot tracking with precise distances and lie conditions. Use these results as general performance indicators and practice guidance.